Best Workout for Middle Section?

chibicricket
chibicricket Posts: 5 Member
edited November 27 in Fitness and Exercise
I recently put on a good 15 lbs, which was a good thing for me because I've always been really thin, and have had trouble gaining weight. I was struggling with having food allergies and finally got it under control. But it seems that the majority of the weight has gone to my stomach. A year ago I had a tight, muscular stomach, and now it's gone kind of muffin top and flabby. What would be the best exercises to do to get this back under control? I'm sick of having to keep buying new pants!

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  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    Abdominal fat is not a function of exercise selection.

    Lose weight and you will eventually lose abdominal fat.
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
    Fat loss comes from what and how much you eat. If you want to build abdominal strength, then I’d recommend squats (especially front squats), planks, and hollow holds. But to lose fat off the abs, you’re going to have to lose fat overall and that is mostly from diet.

    Allan Misner
    NASM Certified Personal Trainer (Corrective Exercise Specialist, Fitness Nutrition Specialist)
  • chibicricket
    chibicricket Posts: 5 Member
    I only weigh 118 lbs and am 5'6". I am already on a very strict diet because I'm allergic to milk, wheat and soy with an autoimmune disease called eosinophilic esophagitis and have been seeing a dietician to gain/maintain weight. The only place the weight has been going seems to be my stomach. I'm not sure how I can eat any healthier. I go running 3x a week, thought that would help, but my stomach is still flabby.
  • janjunie
    janjunie Posts: 1,200 Member
    Lifting weights can do wonders for changing your body composition. Do u do any strength training?
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